Supreme Court of California

Probationary employee peace officer had the right to view confidential documents obtained or prepared in the course of routine background investigation, pursuant to Government Code section 1031(d), but his waiver of that right was enforceable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/28/2002
• Published 03/28/2002

Judges

• BROWN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Christopher D. Lockwood and Jordan N. Gray, San Bernardino, for Petitioner.,  Jones & Mayer, Martin J. Mayer, Long Beach and Krista MacNevin Jee for California State Sheriffs' Association, California Police Chiefs Association and California Peace Officers' Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Michael P. Stone Lawyers, Michael P. Stone, Pasadena, Lan Wang, Muna Busailah, B. Eric Nelson and Catherine M. Kelly for Real Party in Interest., Green & Shinee and Helen L. Schwab, Encino, for Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest., Rains, Lucia & Wilkinson and Alison Berry Wilkinson for Peace Officers Research Association of California's Legal Defense Fund as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest., Diane Marchant, Los Angeles, for Los Angeles Police Protective League as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.